Techno-Tort: 3D Printed Defense for Desert Tortoises
In the Mojave Desert, Hardshell Labs employs "techno-torts" as deterrents against predatory ravens, aiming to protect vulnerable desert tortoises. These young tortoises, with... read more »
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Oxford Researchers Use 3D Printing for Brain Injury Repair
University of Oxford researchers have developed a technique to 3D print neural cells resembling the cerebral cortex's architecture. Published in Nature Communications, this... read more »
3D Printed Splints vs. Nasal Taping Post-Rhinoplasty
After rhinoplasty, postoperative edema is a common concern, impacting patient satisfaction due to prolonged aesthetic result visualization. Researchers have published a study that... read more »
3D Printed Film Enhances Cervical Cancer Treatment
Scientists from the University of Mississippi have developed a vaginal 3D printed film aimed at bettering drug delivery for cervical cancer patients. Oral... read more »
Recycling Microplastic Tyre Particles Through 3D Printing
The Tyre Collective, a British startup, is repurposing microplastic tyre-wear particles into functional and decorative items. Initially recognized for a car-mounted device that... read more »
GEMCO Partners with NIST AM Powder Consortium
GEMCO, a century-old powder processing firm, has joined NIST's Metal Additive Manufacturing Powder Consortium. This initiative aims to create standardized protocols for AM... read more »
Combustion-Powered 3D Printed Micro Robots Outperform Electric Counterparts
Cornell researchers have developed insect-sized quadruped robots driven by combustion rather than conventional electric mechanisms. Led by Rob Shepherd, an associate professor of... read more »
EVAP and Assembrix Partnership to Boost UAE’s AM Ecosystem
EVAP Investment LLC and Assembrix Ltd have formed a strategic partnership aimed at elevating the United Arab Emirates' additive manufacturing (AM) sector. EVAP... read more »
Sugar-based 3D Printed Pavilion Revealed in Singapore
Unveiled at Singapore Design Week, Altostrata is a 3D printed pavilion made from compostable sugar-based PLA. It showcases mobile 3D printing platform Fab.Pub's... read more »
Collaboration Demonstrates Crafts-Inspired 3D Printing
British designer Gareth Neal and Dutch studio The New Raw have introduced the Digitally Woven series, utilizing thrice-recycled plastic and a loop-based 3D... read more »
Researchers Develop Sensors with 3D Printed Plasmonic Plastic
Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have pioneered a 3D printed plasmonic plastic - a composite material with intriguing optical properties. This... read more »
Greenwood Power Secures €5.1M to Boost Production with 3D Printing
Greenwood Power has garnered €5.1 million in funding to escalate its operations and potentially set up manufacturing in the US. The Austrian firm... read more »
Improving Metal Post-Processing with Pulsed Electrochemical Machining
Thanks to 3D printing, manufacturing has been graced with reduced costs, material waste, and faster design iteration, especially in the metal AM sector.... read more »
Pentagon Sees AM as Key to Hypersonic Weapons
In a recent webinar, a Department of Defence official has expressed how 3D printing will aid hypersonic weapons production for the Pentagon. Keith... read more »
Transforming Earbuds into Brain Activity Monitors using 3D Printing
Researchers from the University of California San Diego have successfully morphed ordinary earbuds into sophisticated devices capable of recording the brain's electrical activity.... read more »
3D Printing Resurrects the Aztec Death Whistle
For those seeking a unique way to ring in this Halloween, the revival of an ancient Aztec Death Whistle, often termed as the... read more »
Create It Real’s Quest for Quality 3D Printing
Danish company Create It Real is on a mission to help manufacturers using 3D printing to create not only end use products, but... read more »
Engineer 3D Prints Vibratory Feeder
As a manufacturing engineer with some background in automated industrial processes, it is pleasing to see that someone has turned their additive manufacturing... read more »
Danish Rail Company Using Prusa Filament to Repair Trains
In a world marked by disposability, Knorr-Bremse Rail System Denmark is forging a sustainable path by refurbishing trains and maximizing every component's potential.... read more »
Automotive Robot Gets New Life Printing Houses in Detroit
Detroit, a city scarred by industrial decline and bankruptcy, is making a comeback with the introduction of its first 3D printed home. Designed... read more »
